Biography |
| 09/1996–05/1998 |
MFA Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia/CA |
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| 09/1992–12/1992 |
Exchange program, Plymouth College of Art and Design |
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| 10/1989–08/1996 |
Diploma in Communication Design, FH Mainz |
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| 10/1988–07/1989 |
Art History, University of Saarland, Saarbruecken |
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| 08/1979–06/1988 |
Highschool Degree, Staatl. Peter-Wust-Gymnasium, Merzig |
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| 06/1969 |
Born in Puettlingen/Saar, Germany
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Professional Experience |
| 10/2010–09/2014 |
Prorector, Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle University of Art and Design |
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| 01/2010 |
Member Kunstbeirat, Ministry of Finance, Germany |
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| 10/2008 |
Professor of Type and Typography at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle |
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| 04/2007–09/2008 |
Guest and Deputy Professor of Type and Typography at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle |
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| 01/2006–12/2008 |
Adjunct Professor, Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norway |
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| 06/2004 |
Founded own font and graphic label, typecuts, in Berlin |
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| 10/2003–12/2005 |
Guest lecturer at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norway |
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| 02/2000 |
Independent Graphic Designer and Type Designer |
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| 10/1999–02/2000 |
Taught typography, FH Mainz |
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| 06/1998–09/1999 |
Design Assistant, Jeffrey Keedy, Ciphertype, Los Angeles |
